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W. D. SNYDER.

COMBINED WASH STAND AND TABLE. No. 463,220. Patented Nov. 17,1891. 4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VVILLIAM'D. SNYDEIQOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE SUQG &BEIERSDORF COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED WASH-STAND AND TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 463,220, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed December 16, 1890. $erial No. 374,948. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM D. SNYDER, of Chicago, in the State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedIVash-Stands and Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to furniture and -the object of my improvement isto provide an article of household or office furniture which willconveniently serve the purposes of a wash-standand table combined. Thisobject I have attained in the article constructed as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a central verticallongitudinal section, the dotted lines showing the position of the coverand its support when raised. Fig. 2 is a top view with the coverremoved; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing the article as viewedfrom a point to the right of Fig. 1.

The upper part of the article is composed of a tray-like frame 1, in thefront part of which is placed a metallic sink or wash-bowl 2. In therear part is a place or room for a soap-dish 3. A cover or top 4 ishinged to the rear of said frame and connected by a chain 5 at each sidefor supporting the cover in the position shown by dotted lines, Fig. 1.The top-frame is supported on a box 6 provided with legs or feet 7, saidbox is open at the top and is provided with a shelf 8 for supporting awater-pitcher 9 at the rear. In the front is a tank 10 for the usedwater. I This tank is supported on a strip 11 and a front strip 12,which latter extends part way across the front and is hinged at 13 tothe bottom piece of the box just inside of the door 14, so that when thedoor is open said front strip may be turned down to the horizontal andprevent the closing of said door without first raising said front stripup to its normal position. Said front strip 12 has a flange 15, whichprojects up in front of the tank, so that on openingthe door andremoving the tank to empty it said front strip will be turned down andprevent the closing of the door without a reminder that the tank must befirst put back. The plug 16,which closes the hole in the bottomof thebowl, is attached to a wire 17, by which a float 18 is suspended nearthe top of the tank. This float will raise the plug before the usedwater in the tank is in danger of running over, and thus indicate whenit is necessary to empty the tank; A mirror 19 is set in the undersideof the cover or top, so that when the cover is raised the mirror isbrought before the user. A chain 20 is provided in the usual way forraising the plug to empty the bowl.

What is claimed is V In a combined Wash-stand and table of the classdescribed, the combinatiomwith the box 6, provided with a reartank-supporting strip 11, of the door 14 and the front tank-supportingstrip 12, hinged to the bottom piece of the box and provided with anupwardlyprojecting flange 15, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

YVILLIAM D.. SNYDER.

Witnesses:

WM. R. GRIsW'oLD, J r., JNo. H. WHIPPLE.

